2008 Crewed Yacht Charter Show In Poros, Greece.
While Emily is attending the Crewed Yacht Charter Show in the British Virgin Islands next week, Barbara and I (Ed) will be viewing crewed yachts at The 7th International Yachting Symposium, in The Greek Islands. The show is on the island of Poros, in The Saronic Gulf Islands.
To get there, we flew to Athens, where we were met by a driver who took us to the port of Piraeus. While it is possible to take public transport, we would recommend taking a private car, unless you are chartering from one of the bareboat companies that provides transportation to their base, such as Sunsail. The Friday afternoon Athens traffic was worse than usual and even in George’s fast Mercedes, the journey took over 45 minutes .
Although Piraeus has four marinas, it is primarily a busy commercial port and is not always the best place to start a private crewed charter. We boarded the huge, luxurious hydrofoil, Flying Cat 2, and literally flew to Porus at over 40 mph. The trip took just over an hour.
Yachts were already berthed all along the waterfront, ready for the show which starts tomorrow. With over 80 boats to see and all the crew to interview, the next few days will be extremely busy. Then it is off to the Marmaris Boat Show in Turkey.
We firmly believe that there is no substitute for seeing boats and crews first hand, and experiencing each cruising ground. This way we can give you honest advice and cover every detail, from picking the right boat to arranging a driver to pick you up at the airport!
You can call us (800 621 7855), email us, or use our request literature format to start planning your next Mediterranean charter.